By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii business owner and a Maui County official have been charged in a bribery and public corruption case. Court documents unsealed Thursday accuse Milton Choy, whose company in Honolulu supplies wastewater services, of providing more than $2 million in cash and gifts to bribe Stewart Olani
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau insists he has “no buyer’s remorse” about jumping from the PGA Tour to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. DeChambeau spoke Thursday at Rich Harvest Farms. The suburban Chicago course is best known for hosting the Solheim Cup in 2009. It’s where the
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns haven’t played Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt together much in the past few years. That could soon change. Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski hinted this week that he may be open to playing Chubb and Hunt at the same time more often. He used the
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a new trial for a former decorated University of Southern California water polo coach convicted in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal. In throwing out Jovan Vavic’s fraud and bribery conviction, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani found some evidence introduced by
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Tras el fallecimiento de la reina Isabel II han incrementado los llamamientos para que la familia real británica devuelva a Sudáfrica el mayor diamante tallado conocido en el mundo. El diamante, conocido como Gran Estrella de África o Cullinan I, fue tallado a partir de una gema más grande extraída en
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A 64-year-old Bend-area man who Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies asked for the public’s help in finding two days ago has been located and is safe, deputies said Saturday night.
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs Inc. has agreed to buy Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky, for $79 million in cash. The closing of the deal is contingent upon the approval of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. Ellis Park is south of Evansville, Indiana, and it runs a summer thoroughbred racing meet. Churchill Downs Inc.
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sandy Alderson will step down as president of the New York Mets when the team finds his replacement. The 74-year-old Alderson, a cancer survivor who has served two stints as New York’s general manager, will move to a new role as special advisor to owners
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Canelo Álvarez’s rivalry with Gennady Golovkin reaches the ultimate standard of modern boxing excellence this weekend when the fighters complete a trilogy. Most of the great rivals in the sport’s recent history have engaged in at least three memorable bouts, from Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier to Manny Pacquiao
Continue ReadingFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons running back Damien Williams was held out of practice for the second consecutive day with a rib injury. Williams’ status is uncertain for Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Rams. Williams had been expected to share carries with Falcons starter Cordarrelle Patterson. Instead, Williams had only two carries
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Si eres uno de los afortunados en poder asistir a uno de los conciertos de Coldplay en el estadio del River Plate en Buenos Aires en octubre, tu rostro podría terminar saliendo en salas de cine a nivel mundial. La agrupación británica dio a conocer la semana pasada que
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La jueza federal María Eugenia Capuchetti decidió procesar este jueves a Fernando Sabag Montiel y a Brenda Uliarte por el delito de homicidio calificado en grado de tentativa, al considerar que ambos acusados son coautores del atentado contra la vicepresidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, ocurrido la noche del jueves 1°
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El funeral de Estado de la reina Isabel II será uno de los eventos diplomáticos más sobresalientes de la historia moderna considerando que asistirán más de 500 dignatarios de todo el mundo, incluidos presidentes y líderes mundiales, así como figuras públicas y miembros de la realeza europea y extranjera. Aunque
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Justice Department official has announced new incentives for companies that cooperate with corporate criminal investigations and a $250 million Congressional budget request to expand its work. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Thursday there has been a decline in the number of corporate criminal prosecutions
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Bend police officers caught and arrested an Idaho escapee at the Pilot Butte Cemetery Thursday morning after an attempted traffic stop and brief chase on foot.
Continue ReadingBy DENISE LAVOIE and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia has denied parole to convicted sniper killer Lee Boyd Malvo, ruling that he is still a risk to the community two decades after he and his partner terrorized the Washington, D.C., region with a series of random shootings. Malvo was 17 when
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Happy Thursday, Central Oregon! It’ll be mostly clear Thursday night, with light and variable winds and lows in the low 30s to low 40s. A developing low-pressure center in the Gulf of Alaska will make its way southward along the British Columbia coastline over the next couple of days. It will bring partly cloudy skies
Continue ReadingBy DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new law in California will require companies that provide online services to protect children’s privacy. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law on Thursday. It requires companies to not profile children or use children’s personal information that could harm their physical or mental health or well-being.
Continue ReadingBy FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man is facing federal charges that he tampered with evidence after he was arrested on a highway with young girls in an enclosed trailer. Samuel Bateman was indicted this month on three counts of destroying records and tampering with criminal proceedings. He pleaded not
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter in the criminal investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, and refused to permit the Justice Department to resume its use of the
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